ATTROPEN(3C) Standard C Library Functions ATTROPEN(3C)
NAME
attropen - open a file
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
int attropen(
const char *path,
const char *attrpath,
int oflag,
/* mode_t mode */...);
DESCRIPTION
The
attropen() function is similar to the
open(2) function except
that it takes a second path argument,
attrpath, that identifies an
extended attribute file associated with the first
path argument. This
function returns a file descriptor for the extended attribute rather
than the file named by the initial argument.
The
O_XATTR flag is set by default for
attropen() and the
attrpath argument is always interpreted as a reference to an extended
attribute. Extended attributes must be referenced with a relative
path; providing an absolute path results in a normal file reference.
RETURN VALUES
Refer to
open(2).
ERRORS
Refer to
open(2).
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
open(2),
attributes(7),
fsattr(7) August 1, 2001 ATTROPEN(3C)
